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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Tetragonuridae Squaretails

Genus: Tetragonurus

(See list of species below)


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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Tetragonurus atlanticus Lowe, 1839

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Tetragonurus atlanticus
[Bigeye squaretail]

Photo by Cruscanti, M.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Tetragonurus cuvieri Risso, 1810

Photo by Cruscanti, M.
 
Tetragonurus cuvieri
[Smalleye squaretail]
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Indian and Pacific
 
Tetragonurus pacificus
[Pacific squaretail]
3 Species of Family Tetragonuridae with Genus Tetragonurus
(Squaretails)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1839 Tetragonurus atlanticus Bigeye squaretail Atlantic, Indian and Paci 50 TL
1810 Tetragonurus cuvieri Smalleye squaretail Eastern Pacific 70 TL
1953 Tetragonurus pacificus Pacific squaretail Indian and Pacific



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